No luv for the Futura I see...

08-18-2012, 09:52 PM

.. just sayin, not much chatter here.

An awesome board. Not for the avg iPad user who like bling and is clueless etc...

This board is amazing, and now with 5 fin boxes! Mine only had 3 and I guess the latter models may have had 4 as the description says " We've added a 5th fin box for the coming year..." meaning it had 4 previously?

Yeah I agree. The Futura is a great one. just fell victim to being one of the first board we put out. as a result, other new releases have overshadowed it. It will always be there for those who love it though.

The Futura (or Quadra5) looks a lot like my Webber Afterburner...for what it's worth I used TC redline as front side fins and a 3" trailer fin...sort of like a twin fin but sort of like a thruster too. I could slide it when I wanted and yet drive it when I wanted without it slipping (well nearly always) and when it got a bit bigger I'd just put the TC redline trailer fin in. Something different to try anyway. I started out using the MR TFX side fins with the 3" trailer and it was OK but I wanted to go a bit smaller and see what would happen - was pleasantly surprised.

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Slowman, the Futura is a little wider overall than the Afterburner, at least the versions of the Afterburner I was riding 6, 7 or possibly even 8 years ago. I know that GW has widened the Afterburner a tad as the standard shortboard got a little wider, but I think his board is still a touch more narrow and "pointy". His boards also have more concave ju ju, which is understandable. Not apropos of anything specific except being informative!

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Slowman, the Futura is a little wider overall than the Afterburner, at least the versions of the Afterburner I was riding 6, 7 or possibly even 8 years ago. I know that GW has widened the Afterburner a tad as the standard shortboard got a little wider, but I think his board is still a touch more narrow and "pointy". His boards also have more concave ju ju, which is understandable. Not apropos of anything specific except being informative!

Yep - I'd reckon the Futura is a touch more refined towards "performance" than "hybrid" than the Afterburner - both wicked boards though!
Slowman I'm in your neck of the woods and out of the water for the next 6 or so weeks - always happy to share the stoke if you're keen on the riding the Futura.

Thanks Goanna. Might take you up on that since I'm starting to look seriously at a Jacknife which is based on it. BTW, what's keeping you dry for so long?

My AB is one of the older ones (6'6" x 19 1/4" x 2 3/8") and the nose is narrower than anything else I have. I actually have 2, 1 at home and 1 overseas along with another Hellfire, it really makes the HF look like a spitfire, almost!

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The Futura (or Quadra5) looks a lot like my Webber Afterburner...for what it's worth I used TC redline as front side fins and a 3" trailer fin...sort of like a twin fin but sort of like a thruster too. I could slide it when I wanted and yet drive it when I wanted without it slipping (well nearly always) and when it got a bit bigger I'd just put the TC redline trailer fin in. Something different to try anyway. I started out using the MR TFX side fins with the 3" trailer and it was OK but I wanted to go a bit smaller and see what would happen - was pleasantly surprised.

I really miss my quadra five (only had the quad version). That thing, due to the very thin tail, used to twang like no other board I have ever had...so much flex...I used to surf my local and pump as hard as I could and that board used to just wind up and go faster and faster...wonder if I could sneak a newy up in the roof.

I rode a futura almost every surf for 5 years and completely agree that it is underrated! Board flies and is very performance focused. Rode it in crap California summer waves to perfect overhead Maldives.

I liked mine with MR TFX fins on small days and K3's on bigger days. I had one of the first ones with only three fin boxes so I never had the option of riding it with quads but bet it would be really fun. I hope to add a Futura to my quiver again sometime soon.